Explore Slovakia

Slovakia with its capital Bratislava is located in Europe (Central Europe, south of Poland). It covers some 49,036 square kilometers (about one and a half times the size of Maryland) with 5,445,830 citizens. Slovak and Hungarian are the common languages used in Slovakia. Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine are bordering countries.

Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is surrounded by Austria to the west, Czech Republic to the northwest, Hungary to the south, Poland to the north and Ukraine to the east. The main reasons to visit Slovakia are its natural beauty, vivid history and great opportunities for relaxation (and due to the small size of the country, it is quite easy to combine all three). Slovakia has nine national parks, which cover a relatively big portion of the country and feature the tallest part of the Carpathian Mountain Range, the High Tatras, which offer great opportunities for mountain and winter sports as well as great vistaa.

Popular Destinations in Slovakia

Administrative regions of Slovakia

About the country

Namestie L. Stura 1P. O. Box 35974 05 Banska Bystrica 5Slovakia

Phone: +421 88 413 61 46 Fax: +421 88 413 61 49 Mail: sacr@sacr.sk

The topography is rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south. The average density of population is about 111 per km². The climate in Slovakia can be described as temperatecool summers, cold, cloudy, humid winters. Potential natural disasters are flooding.

To reach someone Slovakia dial +421 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".sk". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, E). The sign for the locally used currency Koruna is SKK.

Three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side.

Slovakia traces its roots to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009.

Geography

Area

Total (World Rank: 131)

49,035

sq km

Land (World Rank: 130)

48,105

sq km

Water (World Rank: 114)

930

sq km

Forest (World Rank: 122)

10.80

%

Comparative

about one and a half times the size of Maryland; about twice the size of New Hampshire

Landborder

1611

Elevation

Lowest point (World Rank: 26)

94

m

Highest point (World Rank: 93)

2,655

m

Agricultural land

Total (World Rank: 106)

40.10

%

Arable (World Rank: 32)

28.90

%

Permanent crops (World Rank: 152)

0.40

%

Permanent pastures (World Rank: 122)

10.80

%

Irrigated land (World Rank: 105)

869

sq km

Map reference

Europe

Environment

Issues

- acid rain damaging forests

- air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks

Agreement party

- Air Pollution

- Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides

- Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

- Air Pollution-Sulfur 85

- Air Pollution-Sulfur 94

- Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds

- Antarctic Treaty

- Biodiversity

- Climate Change

- Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

- Desertification

- Endangered Species

- Environmental Modification

- Hazardous Wastes

- Law of the Sea

- Ozone Layer Protection

- Ship Pollution

- Wetlands

- Whaling

Hazzards

flooding

Location

Central Europe, south of Poland

Climate

temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Terrain

rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south

People

Population

Total (World Rank: 118)

5,445,830

Deathrate (World Rank: 41)

0.99

%

Birthrate (World Rank: 195)

0.97

%

Growthrate (World Rank: 190)

-0.01

%

Migration rate (World Rank: 68)

0.01

%

Fertility rate (World Rank: 206)

1.41

%

Median age

Male (World Rank: 49)

38.80

Female
(World Rank: 45)

42.30

Age structure

0 14 male
(World Rank: 130)

424,039

0 14 female (World Rank: 131)

402,284

15 24 male (World Rank: 129)

305,058

15 24 female (World Rank: 130)

286,902

25 54 male (World Rank: 111)

1,240,940

25 54 female (World Rank: 111)

1,215,260

55 64 male (World Rank: 84)

347,221

55 64 female (World Rank: 82)

383,852

65 x male (World Rank: 83)

325,738

65 x female (World Rank: 70)

514,532

Health

Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 173)

0.51

%

Life expectancy total (World Rank: 71)

77

years

Life expectancy female (World Rank: 61)

81

years

Life expectancy male (World Rank: 85)

74

years

Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 27)

3.39

Hospital bed per 1000 (World Rank: 25)

6.00

Sanitation access total (World Rank: 37)

98.80

%

Obesity adult (World Rank: 98)

20.50

%

Drinking water access (World Rank: 38)

100.00

%

Energy

Electricity

Production (World Rank: 71)

24,850,000,000

kWh

Consumption (World Rank: 66)

25,870,000,000

kWh

Export (World Rank: 20)

10,600,000,000

kWh

Import (World Rank: 19)

13,250,000,000

kWh

Source fossil (World Rank: 176)

35.10

%

Source nuclear (World Rank: 73)

25.50

%

Source renew (World Rank: 61)

11.80

%

Crude oil

Production (World Rank: 95)

200

bbl / day

Exports (World Rank: 81)

130

bbl / day

Imports (World Rank: 42)

115,600

bbl / day

Proved reserves (World Rank: 93)

9,000,000

bbl

Refined products

Production (World Rank: 61)

137,400

bbl / day

Consumption (World Rank: 87)

84,290

bbl / day

Export (World Rank: 44)

83,030

bbl / day

Import (World Rank: 93)

36,470

bbl / day

Natural gas

Production (World Rank: 81)

94,000,000

m³

Consumption (World Rank: 58)

7,868,000,000

m³

Export (World Rank: 53)

3,000,000

m³

Import (World Rank: 37)

0

m³

Carbon footprint

31100000

Nation

Budget

Education (World Rank: 106)

4

% of GDP

Military (World Rank: 103)

1

% of GDP

Health (World Rank: 55)

8

% of GDP

Surplus (World Rank: 74)

-2

% of GDP

National symbol

double-barred cross surmounting three peaks

National colours

white

Adjective

Slovak

Noun

Slovak(s)

Background

Slovakia traces its roots to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009.

Flag description

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side

Economy

Gdp

Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 71)

170,000,000,000

USD

Real growth rate (World Rank: 83)

3.30

%

Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 58)

31,300

USD

Source agriculture (World Rank: 143)

3.80

%

Source industry (World Rank: 45)

34.80

%

Source service (World Rank: 110)

61.40

%

Labourforce

Total (World Rank: 109)

2,759,000

In poverty (World Rank: 144)

12.30

%

Products

Industries

- automobiles

- beverages

- ceramics

- chemicals

- coke

- earthenware

- electrical

- electricity

- food

- gas

- machinery

- metal

- metal products

- nuclear fuel

- oil

- optical apparatus

- paper products

- pharmaceutical

- rubber products

- synthetic fibers

- textiles

- wood

Agriculture

- cattle

- forest products

- fruit

- grains

- hops

- pigs

- potatoes

- poultry

- sugar beets

Exports

- electrical equipment

- fuels

- furnaces

- iron

- machinery

- mineral oils

- nuclear reactors

- related parts

- steel

- vehicles

Imports

- electrical equipment

- fuel

- furnaces

- machinery

- mineral oils

- nuclear reactors

- related parts

- vehicles

Communication

Phone

Landline total (World Rank: 84)

823,594

Landline per 100 (World Rank: 116)

15.00

Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 58)

128.00

Assessment

0

Internet

Users (World Rank: 82)

4,382,560

Population (World Rank: 41)

80.50

%

Transport

Air

Airports paved (World Rank: 76)

21.00

Airports unpaved (World Rank: 121)

14.00

Heliports (World Rank: 73)

1.00

Rail

Total length (World Rank: 52)

3,626

Road

Total length (World Rank: 75)

54,869

Water

Total length (World Rank: 101)

172.00

Popular places in this country

This is a list of famous places in this country in alphabetical order.